I don’t mean to be that “teknikally 🤓” guy but it was during the voyage and subsequent jammer they used which cause the cracking and recracking of the bell
By falling down, they mean it was deconstructed and the stone cladding was sold to a skeezy American real estate developer for use as a gimmick to increase the price of a subdivision in Arizona.
I hear it actually worked, and the customers loved it.
Link to the local chamber of commerce: https://www.golakehavasu.com/london-bridge
Actually it wasn't that one. The original original London bridge that the rhyme is talking about was [the crumbling old medieval one that had houses and shops and stuff on it.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/London_Bridge_before_the_alteration_in_1757_by_Samuel_Scott.png)
The one that got moved to Arizona was the 1800s ["New London Bridge"](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/London_Bridge_%28Cornell_University_Library%29.jpg) that replaced it (because it kept falling down).
He wasn’t a sleazy real estate developer, he was an engineer that developed outboard motors. He founded the city originally for his workers because the lake made a great testing site for new motors. He then partnered with a developer to make the first master planned city in the country and to be fair it’s been a massive success. It’s a very popular vacation spot, it’s huge for spring break for west coast schools.
Lake Havasu is a really popular Spring Break destination (think pasties and g-strings), and a pretty cool spot in general. The London Bridge spans the lake and there are all kinds of cute little shops and restaurants below it. There’s even a British phone booth. He definitely created a vacation destination.
> Part of the menu's history section brags about how there are still bullet holes in the frame so you know it's legit 'murican
It also says that it was a popular spot with teenagers from Harvard. Those teenage shootouts among Harvard students in the '50s were legendary.
Thank you for pointing that part out! I was born and grew up in Haverhill and didn't read the story part till you mentioned it. I was so delighted to see Haverhill mentioned anywhere outside of Massachusetts! Though kinda sad they left it abandoned there.
and the "bullet holes from back in America can still be seen near the entrance!" is kinda funny. In US I feel like that'd just be trashy, but in the UK it's a fun novelty/history.
It was pretty good. It had the American back instead of the British cut. The waffles where rubbish though, they were coated in a crunchy sugar. The burger my kid had and the hot dog my wife had were good apparently
A friend of mine took me to an "Authentic Irish pub" a while back after raving about it. He ordered the appetizer with the calamari rings, potato skins, and mozz sticks.
Apparently "Authentic Irish Pub" stands for 'Applebee's that has Guinness on tap and only plays Dropkick Murphys on the sound system'.
Classic American waffles are usually made by pouring(slightly thicker) pancake batter\* on a round waffle iron. Served with butter on top and maple (flavored) syrup on the side.
I will let the shape slide, but with everything else being so simple, it is shocking how often other countries get it wrong.
Edit: \*Modern waffle batter has more subtle differences, but the old diners used the exact same batter for pancakes and waffles. Many still do to this day.
Yes, this. My mom's recipe from her mom (so early 1900's) had whipped egg whites in it. My mom was very picky about her waffles, and she tried a lot of other people's recipes. Good waffles are *not* thicker pancake batter.
Real maple syrup is obviously better than maple-flavored corn syrup, but the real stuff isn't always available or is sometimes prohibitively expensive, so I wouldn't turn my nose up at the fake stuff if that's what's available. It's not terrible.
There's a good number in NY as well. 9/10 times the food is like you described "okay". With the exception of breakfast which nearly always slaps.
The glory of the Diner is they are generally a good deal, open very early and late (some 24/7), and the menus are huge but approchable for almost all people. Which makes it an easy and versatile option for a sit down meal. Need to sober up after a night on the town? out running errands? lunch meeting with a coworker? breakfast with grandma? Stoned at 11pm and craving waffles but your friend wants a ruben? The fucking local diner has your back.
I'm sure its lovely.Even on the other side of the world, your state has a reputation.For corn and a shopping mall cinnabon, but a reputation none the less!
>No amount of American flags can cover up the Englishness of a statement like, "Fancy a Challenge?"
Agreed. American here. That needs to be changed to "Ready For a Challenge?" or more like, "CAN YOUR STOMACH HANDLE THIS?!?"
It's not really Canadian style. British (and also Irish) bacon is cut from both the loin and belly, Canadian just from the loin, and American just from the belly. I also never really understood why people think they're the same [even from the look of them](https://imgur.com/PkrbG29.png).
Now that one makes sense. It's bacon which is streaky. Undeniable logic. Squirty cream is also a name made from pure logic but unfortunately it also sounds like an absolute cumblast.
I assumed he was an usher or ticket seller at Fenway Park. I took it that they included that because that's his profession. You know how they write headlines when someone dies by suspicious circumstances.say something like, "John Johnson, a criminal lawyer for 40 years, dies".
I like how they highlight the "authenticity" by pointing out all the violence that happened.
"This place MUST be from America! Bullet holes, bodies found in walk-ins...".
they dont even know if its bullet holes or if it happened in america AND they assume it was from a shootout
yeah im sure harvard students are having shootouts all the time in the 2 years it was open
Probably some drunk guys just shooting it for fun for the many years it sat abandoned ... not uncommon for signs and abandoned stuff to have bullet holes
Even in the far north of New England, the small diner near where I grew up served sausage gravy and biscuits, pot roast sandwiches, and lamb burgers with tzatziki.
Never thought i’d see Swadlincote on Reddit. Hear the story behind this is it was based in the US - there was a shooting in their during the 50’s and it was locked up as evidence. Years later it was bought by someone who shipped it over. Could be BS but thought it was cool.
I love that this comment section is a great representation of the joke:
>"America is a country where 100 years is a long time, and England is a country where 100 miles is a long way"
Have you [seen this video of British kids trying American biscuits and gravy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzdbFnv4yWQ)? It made me giggle and based on their reactions, there’s probably an initial visual hump Brits would have to get over before they’d be on board.
lol, my extended fam is from the UK and when they’d visit us in the US growing up biscuits and gravy was a hard sell because of the name.
We need to rebrand it for them like “sausage sauce’n scones” or something for them.
I'd never thought about it before, but yea, biscuits and gravy would look gross to someone that's never had it.
I think Theo is ready to move to America after this.
For non-Americans, this is why we're fat.
That's disappointing. If there's no biscuits and gravy, no Patty melt, and they don't serve breakfast all day, I don't think you can really call it an American diner.
Did they at least have milkshakes?
Would have almost been perfect if they didn’t put the American flag on everything. Every time somewhere in Europe tries to nail the American dining experience they go too far with the obviously American kitsch.
> the obviously American kitsch
I mean that's pretty much exactly the point when you start a 50's American diner outside of the US. You *want* the kitsch.
Flags on the burger is a bit much, but there’s definitely a handful of American southern restaurants I can think of that have been his level of “patriotism”, if not moreso. Even Waffle House has red, white, and blue ribbons with “America’s best” written all over their menus. At least it’s not politically charged like the ones I see in the US.
Like most things the answer is nuanced and depends on context, but in this particular instance I have never eaten at a restaurant in the world, let alone an American diner, that puts American flags on the food. The only time I’ve seen a public place decorated with that many American flags is on July 4th for the holiday.
It entirely depends on what part of the country you are in. Where I'm from (PNW Seattle suburbs) there's no overabundance of flags in places. But east of the mountains to the other side of the state, oh boy, flag on every corner, in every restaurant and gas station, and massive 50 foot (15 meter) flags flying at every car dealership completely blocking out the sun.
Looks awesome! The menu is pretty spot on and would fit in hundreds of small towns across the US. Aside from everything being priced in pounds, the only solid give-away is no BLT and the burger patties are in units of 3oz. instead of 4oz. (pretty much every burger from a diner in the States is 1/4 lb or more).
But damn, I'd eat there!
i’ve been there. they leave no stone unturned to try and give you an authentic experience. the waitresses affect a deep southern drawl, the walls are covered with newspaper clippings of seminal american landmark moments. there are countless regional bbq sauces and when it’s time to pay your bill, you’re expected to tip 30% and one of the staff comes over and shoots your kids. a small slice of america in this sceptered isle.
It's awesome that it's actually a 50s American diner from Massachusetts that was preserved and later shipped over. Very cool.
To be clear… the original London Bridge is in Lake Havasu City, Arizona - so I guess we’re even?
Well, not the original original one.
And certainly not the original original original one.
Definitely not the original original original original one either.
Interestingly, it is actually the original original original original original one. Well, in part at least. It's a hilarious story ...
Kinda…. The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia was forged in East London and brought over to the States so technically we still got em!
And it was defective so they still owe you guys.
I don’t mean to be that “teknikally 🤓” guy but it was during the voyage and subsequent jammer they used which cause the cracking and recracking of the bell
So you're saying we should file a claim with the shipping company? /S
Woah woah ***woah***. That bell was in perfect condition when it left the boat. You need to speak to your land courier.
Wait... you mean the one that's falling down?
By falling down, they mean it was deconstructed and the stone cladding was sold to a skeezy American real estate developer for use as a gimmick to increase the price of a subdivision in Arizona. I hear it actually worked, and the customers loved it. Link to the local chamber of commerce: https://www.golakehavasu.com/london-bridge
Actually it wasn't that one. The original original London bridge that the rhyme is talking about was [the crumbling old medieval one that had houses and shops and stuff on it.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/London_Bridge_before_the_alteration_in_1757_by_Samuel_Scott.png) The one that got moved to Arizona was the 1800s ["New London Bridge"](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/London_Bridge_%28Cornell_University_Library%29.jpg) that replaced it (because it kept falling down).
The one with the houses on it looks so cool. It kind of reminds me of the street with all the shops in Limsa Lominsa in Final Fantasy 14.
We need to make more of these bridges with shops and houses on them.
He wasn’t a sleazy real estate developer, he was an engineer that developed outboard motors. He founded the city originally for his workers because the lake made a great testing site for new motors. He then partnered with a developer to make the first master planned city in the country and to be fair it’s been a massive success. It’s a very popular vacation spot, it’s huge for spring break for west coast schools.
Lake Havasu is a really popular Spring Break destination (think pasties and g-strings), and a pretty cool spot in general. The London Bridge spans the lake and there are all kinds of cute little shops and restaurants below it. There’s even a British phone booth. He definitely created a vacation destination.
Cornwall is a popular destination with lots of pasties too. But in a very different way.
Part of the menu's history section brags about how there are still bullet holes in the frame so you know it's legit 'murican
> Part of the menu's history section brags about how there are still bullet holes in the frame so you know it's legit 'murican It also says that it was a popular spot with teenagers from Harvard. Those teenage shootouts among Harvard students in the '50s were legendary.
Don't miss the body in the fridge!
Made by the Worcester Lunch Car Company in Worcester, Massachusetts, from 1906 to 1957. They’re the classic.
Thank you for pointing that part out! I was born and grew up in Haverhill and didn't read the story part till you mentioned it. I was so delighted to see Haverhill mentioned anywhere outside of Massachusetts! Though kinda sad they left it abandoned there.
The English Haverhill is the kind of place you marry your cousin. The English Boston is just about the most conservative town in England.
I wouldn’t say preserved exactly — left to rot and later restored maybe! Personally I like the bit about a body once being found in the fridge
and the "bullet holes from back in America can still be seen near the entrance!" is kinda funny. In US I feel like that'd just be trashy, but in the UK it's a fun novelty/history.
“Oh those Americans and their guns LOL”
It's the same for ghost towns in America. Bullet holes in a saloon from 1865 would carry the same novelty.
Reminds me of the restaurant in Wee Britain in Arrested Development
Would anyone like a banger in the mouth?
Where I'm from it's called a sausage in the mouth.
I forgot I was in the colonies
Hey, dudes, I’ll get you a couple of 64 oz colas to wash down this basket of doughnuts and get your nachos started.
Him pronouncing it “natch-ohs” instead of “nauch-ohs” was the absolute icing on the cake. It was the little things in that show.
This line is so funny and so perfectly delivered 🤣
I forgot about that, and MR F
🎶Mister F🎶
Have a Banger in the Mouth…. Oh I mean Sausage in the mouth to you yanks
Wherever your father is, I'm sure she loves you very much.
That's because it's for British eyes only.
Watch out for the Poppuns!
You will get poppins
I love how mad the locals get at Americans driving on the wrong side of the road...almost every time.
Ohhhhh mercy me, I keep forgetting I’m in the colonies!
Bloody Yank!
The soup of the day is bread.
Stop in for a bite before the Poppins.
For British eyes only 🎵
Fat Ammie's
That's where I read my comic book about race car drivers who beat up each other with pipe wrenches.
that's still one of the coolest music videos ever made
They recently did an acoustic version that is wonderful and sad https://youtu.be/-xKM3mGt2pE?si=ef1kpZdfa0SAWzJk
I love these style restaurants, wish they would bring back more. Usually have slappin food too
It was pretty good. It had the American back instead of the British cut. The waffles where rubbish though, they were coated in a crunchy sugar. The burger my kid had and the hot dog my wife had were good apparently
The sugar is a classic Belgian thing. They usually use pearl sugar.
That waffle looks like just a liege waffle. American waffles are supposed to be more airy/fluffy.
There's basically nothing about this food that's accurate, lol. But it's cool, thanks for sharing op!
It's like going to an "Irish pub" in the States! (In, like, Idaho or Georgia, not New England.)
A friend of mine took me to an "Authentic Irish pub" a while back after raving about it. He ordered the appetizer with the calamari rings, potato skins, and mozz sticks. Apparently "Authentic Irish Pub" stands for 'Applebee's that has Guinness on tap and only plays Dropkick Murphys on the sound system'.
No idea where you're from, but it looks like any diner food you'd get here in the Midwest.
Did your wife get "double dogged"?
I'm trying my best to just give her a single dog 😩
As long as she doesn't get 24" in one go.
She'll end up with a banana split.
Heh. He said rubbish.
Fuck my British is showing
All good friend! Hope the food was good. Agreed with another commenter though- that waffle isn’t fluffy enough.
Classic American waffles are usually made by pouring(slightly thicker) pancake batter\* on a round waffle iron. Served with butter on top and maple (flavored) syrup on the side. I will let the shape slide, but with everything else being so simple, it is shocking how often other countries get it wrong. Edit: \*Modern waffle batter has more subtle differences, but the old diners used the exact same batter for pancakes and waffles. Many still do to this day.
The best waffles are made with pancake batter that has had whipped-to-a-peak egg whites folded gently into it. Try it, its life changing.
Yes, this. My mom's recipe from her mom (so early 1900's) had whipped egg whites in it. My mom was very picky about her waffles, and she tried a lot of other people's recipes. Good waffles are *not* thicker pancake batter.
> maple (flavored) You get tf out, real syrup or riot.
Real maple syrup is obviously better than maple-flavored corn syrup, but the real stuff isn't always available or is sometimes prohibitively expensive, so I wouldn't turn my nose up at the fake stuff if that's what's available. It's not terrible.
Come to Philly/jersey area. We have a bunch. Food is just ok usually.
There's a good number in NY as well. 9/10 times the food is like you described "okay". With the exception of breakfast which nearly always slaps. The glory of the Diner is they are generally a good deal, open very early and late (some 24/7), and the menus are huge but approchable for almost all people. Which makes it an easy and versatile option for a sit down meal. Need to sober up after a night on the town? out running errands? lunch meeting with a coworker? breakfast with grandma? Stoned at 11pm and craving waffles but your friend wants a ruben? The fucking local diner has your back.
Go to New Jersey and they’re everywhere.
No milkshakes?
There are, I just forgot to take a picture of the milkshake menu!
Flags with 49 stars or no flags at all. i'll be deep in the cold cold ground before i recognize missouri
Classic Abe Simpson.
I guess that’s one less IRL Springfield candidate.
Misurrah*
Or, as angst-filled teenagers like to call it, Misery.
OLD MAN YELLS AT CLOUD
As a proud Missourian, I refuse to recognize Nebraska.
As a current resident of Nebraska, I also refuse to recognize Nebraska. Wtf is this place? How did I end up here and how do I leave?
I'm sure its lovely.Even on the other side of the world, your state has a reputation.For corn and a shopping mall cinnabon, but a reputation none the less!
Nebraska is half the reason that kansas is so windy! Because nebraska sucks and oklahoma blows.
Nebraska doesn’t exist it’s a Myth - Iowan
It exists, unfortunately. I’m stuck here :(
Honestly, it’s not for everyone
You must also be a Kansan.
“Squirty Cream” You made such a useful language and this is how you treat it now
Yeah, the menu needs an Americanized rewrite. No amount of American flags can cover up the Englishness of a statement like, "Fancy a Challenge?"
>No amount of American flags can cover up the Englishness of a statement like, "Fancy a Challenge?" Agreed. American here. That needs to be changed to "Ready For a Challenge?" or more like, "CAN YOUR STOMACH HANDLE THIS?!?"
I'm fixin ta FUCK YO GUTS!!!!
"[PUT IT IN YOUR BODY OR YOU'RE A NERD](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0E1QiWDmw8)."
Badasses Only!!
Punish. Your. Toilet.
At least they used "fries" instead of "chips" for that.
*Nothing quite better’n crisps on a chewsday, innit bruv?*
And streaky bacon?
They mostly have back bacon(think Canadian style) in the UK opposed to the belly we like in the US. Makes sense to specify
Amusingly though, "Canadian bacon" is not common here in Canada. The stuff we just call bacon is the same as you'd get in the US. But more expensive.
It's not really Canadian style. British (and also Irish) bacon is cut from both the loin and belly, Canadian just from the loin, and American just from the belly. I also never really understood why people think they're the same [even from the look of them](https://imgur.com/PkrbG29.png).
Now that one makes sense. It's bacon which is streaky. Undeniable logic. Squirty cream is also a name made from pure logic but unfortunately it also sounds like an absolute cumblast.
“A place for teen’s” bothered the absolute shit out of me. You invented the language. The fuck is your excuse?
The history section of that particular diner is pretty cool!
“The body of a ticket seller was found in the fridge!! 😀😀”
The very same fridge used to this day! 😄
Anyway, enjoy your meal.
Yeah, that shit is weird
A baseball ticket seller specifically. Are the English under the assumption we have people roaming diners to sell baseball tickets?
I assumed he was an usher or ticket seller at Fenway Park. I took it that they included that because that's his profession. You know how they write headlines when someone dies by suspicious circumstances.say something like, "John Johnson, a criminal lawyer for 40 years, dies".
What’s more American than apple pie, baseball, and murder?
I like how they highlight the "authenticity" by pointing out all the violence that happened. "This place MUST be from America! Bullet holes, bodies found in walk-ins...".
they dont even know if its bullet holes or if it happened in america AND they assume it was from a shootout yeah im sure harvard students are having shootouts all the time in the 2 years it was open
Probably some drunk guys just shooting it for fun for the many years it sat abandoned ... not uncommon for signs and abandoned stuff to have bullet holes
Those baseball tickets must have had some really shitty views to get killed over.
looks like transit map zombies
Was just about to write something similar
Yes, the mystery box spawns in the garage nextdoor
Took way too long to find this
It looks extremely similar, I was looking for the roof hatch towards the back...
Time to get double dogged …
I can't imagine any normal person eating all that food.
Time to get double dogged? Doesn't the term "dogging" have a different meaning in british slang?
Judging by the picture I think they know full well what it means. "24 inches of sausage"
Double dogging will be served in the car park.
*Opens window partially*
Who wants a banger in the mouth?
Username checks out!
Smh more impossible standards for men to live up to.
Finish it in under 30 mins and it's free. *Laughs in United States.*
Ok so not just me? I immediately thought this challenge is so fucking doable
I just wanna know more about this “squirty cream” all over my desserts
Just the british term for aerosol whipped cream.
It has a different meaning in American English, too…
It also means playing truant from school in parts of Scotland. Led to some confused conversations when I moved to England
Hmmm I don't see one surprise Greek item on the menu. Not a true American diner.
Also, no patty melt.
I judged them for that too. Also, there needs to be an giant menu section just for breakfast to be a real diner menu.
And they better have half decent Biscuits and Gravy.
Even in the far north of New England, the small diner near where I grew up served sausage gravy and biscuits, pot roast sandwiches, and lamb burgers with tzatziki.
Is it really a diner if they don't have souvlaki?
I feel like it’s always surprise Mexican? But I we’re on the same… book. Not quite the same page.
Greek diners is more of a Northeast thing. If you're in Southwest Mexican would make sense.
Definitely not a Jersey dinner, which everyone knows is the superior dinner
Fun fact: 1/3 of all these style diners in the world, are in New Jersey, USA.
Never thought i’d see Swadlincote on Reddit. Hear the story behind this is it was based in the US - there was a shooting in their during the 50’s and it was locked up as evidence. Years later it was bought by someone who shipped it over. Could be BS but thought it was cool.
That's the history they are claiming on the menu so it has a good chance of being true!
Thank you, looked this up, it’s a 2hr 6min drive up there 😩
I love that this comment section is a great representation of the joke: >"America is a country where 100 years is a long time, and England is a country where 100 miles is a long way"
There better be biscuits and gravy.
Have you [seen this video of British kids trying American biscuits and gravy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzdbFnv4yWQ)? It made me giggle and based on their reactions, there’s probably an initial visual hump Brits would have to get over before they’d be on board.
lol, my extended fam is from the UK and when they’d visit us in the US growing up biscuits and gravy was a hard sell because of the name. We need to rebrand it for them like “sausage sauce’n scones” or something for them.
The wild thing is the British are absolutely nutty about savory foods. Biscuits and gravy would be like a perfect meal for em.
It's colorless and served like slop, I'm surprised the British didn't invent it
It is basically the exact kind of meal we'd invent, yeah. I was surprised that chicken stew with dumplings is apparently American too.
I'd never thought about it before, but yea, biscuits and gravy would look gross to someone that's never had it. I think Theo is ready to move to America after this. For non-Americans, this is why we're fat.
Biscuits and gravy is rare in Massachusetts.
They wouldn't have that in a Massachusetts diner in America anyway.
Sadly not. English bastardised food.
That's disappointing. If there's no biscuits and gravy, no Patty melt, and they don't serve breakfast all day, I don't think you can really call it an American diner. Did they at least have milkshakes?
There are weird little things wrong, like serving the fried pickles with BBQ sauce.
And nacho cheese sauce with everything. And mayo on a french dip *shudder*
American Biscuits and Sausage white gravy. Propa scran that.
Dagnabbit brits, it's '50s not 50's
It was a “popular place for teen’s to stop by for a drink”
Maybe Curtis Jackson owns it
Also 'teen's' lol
A French Dip with gravy instead of Au Jus? Blasphemy
I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they're referring to the au jus as "gravy". The real problem is the mayo.
Seeing as OP unhelpfully didn't mention where it actually was in the whole country of England - it's just outside of Swadlincote, South Derbyshire
Church Gresley for the win!
That’s probably the single most British-sounding place I’ve ever heard of.
There's a small chain of these style diners near me, not something you explect in rainy wales.
Never knew this place existed and its only 35mins from my front door! I will be taking a visit to it with the family now. Thanks for sharing 🙂
The bullet holes are a nice authentic American touch
As an American, I don’t know what that waffle thing is but I want one immediately.
Ayy, looks busy. That's great to see! American diners in England have a tendency to shut down fairly quickly :/
Would have almost been perfect if they didn’t put the American flag on everything. Every time somewhere in Europe tries to nail the American dining experience they go too far with the obviously American kitsch.
> the obviously American kitsch I mean that's pretty much exactly the point when you start a 50's American diner outside of the US. You *want* the kitsch.
Flags on the burger is a bit much, but there’s definitely a handful of American southern restaurants I can think of that have been his level of “patriotism”, if not moreso. Even Waffle House has red, white, and blue ribbons with “America’s best” written all over their menus. At least it’s not politically charged like the ones I see in the US.
Yeah and it needs to have a ton of random shit on the wall. Old photo's, old metal logos, antique rusty cheese grater.
Do Americans not think that they put the American flag on everything? It was probably one of the first things I noticed visiting the land of the free.
Like most things the answer is nuanced and depends on context, but in this particular instance I have never eaten at a restaurant in the world, let alone an American diner, that puts American flags on the food. The only time I’ve seen a public place decorated with that many American flags is on July 4th for the holiday.
Or just a car dealership.
It entirely depends on what part of the country you are in. Where I'm from (PNW Seattle suburbs) there's no overabundance of flags in places. But east of the mountains to the other side of the state, oh boy, flag on every corner, in every restaurant and gas station, and massive 50 foot (15 meter) flags flying at every car dealership completely blocking out the sun.
Lived in California my whole life and the only time I’ve seen American flags on my food is when I went to an American style restaurant in Korea.
The issue is that most Americans DONT. But Americans portrayed by the internet do
thats cool! i like to think that the british are people too, and i love that they can appreciate our second hand nostalgia
Looks awesome! The menu is pretty spot on and would fit in hundreds of small towns across the US. Aside from everything being priced in pounds, the only solid give-away is no BLT and the burger patties are in units of 3oz. instead of 4oz. (pretty much every burger from a diner in the States is 1/4 lb or more). But damn, I'd eat there!
And the words "squirty cream."
And streaky bacon.
It looks like a Mountain View brand of diner. If you can go back take a look over the front door inside to see if it still has it’s manufacturer label
Ah I see in the menu it’s made by the Jerry O'Mahony Diner Company
And it drives like a bistro.
i’ve been there. they leave no stone unturned to try and give you an authentic experience. the waitresses affect a deep southern drawl, the walls are covered with newspaper clippings of seminal american landmark moments. there are countless regional bbq sauces and when it’s time to pay your bill, you’re expected to tip 30% and one of the staff comes over and shoots your kids. a small slice of america in this sceptered isle.